QOTW: Creation stories

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QOTW: Creation stories
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Sun, 07-30-2006 - 12:31pm

I think we're all familiar with the Christian story of God creating the earth and heavens in a week.  Other religions have their stories as well, though I'm embarrassed to say I'm not familiar with any of them.  I'm curious what people actually believe, whether it follows a religious story or not.  I personally haven't fully made up my mind.


How do you believe the earth was formed?


 


 



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Wed, 09-20-2006 - 6:51pm

"Maybe this world is another planet's hell" by Aldous Huxley.


That's actually one of my all time favorite quotes.


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I'm with the camp that can't understand why evolutionist and creationists can't find common ground. I believe there may have been a creator or creators, but evolution directed the progress of life on this and other planets. I haven't a clue why we're here, but I believe we'll find the reason in another time and place.


My personal favorite creation stories

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Wed, 09-20-2006 - 10:42pm

Thank you, Gypsy.


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Wed, 09-20-2006 - 10:44pm

I have a real hard time swallowing the biblical creation story (or any biblical story, for that matter)...but that's exactly what my faith expects me to do. I was raised Catholic.

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Wed, 09-20-2006 - 10:53pm

"Thank you, Gypsy.

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Wed, 09-20-2006 - 11:54pm

Wow!!!

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Thu, 09-21-2006 - 12:11am

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Thu, 09-21-2006 - 4:50pm

Thank you for your interest in the subject. It comes from Joseph Campbell's Masks of God books(vol. Primative Mythology). I can't remember if it was in the book or in one his PBS programs.

You may also be interested in Merlin Stone's book When God Was a Woman.

Short of time right now but will write more soon.

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Thu, 09-21-2006 - 5:47pm

You may also be interested in Merlin Stone's book When God Was a Woman.


I have read it... fascinating stuff!

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Sat, 09-23-2006 - 8:02pm

Ginger Cookie,

I have heard of Holy Blood Holy Grail. It's on my list of the first one hundred thousand books to read. I do think it would be interesting to see the Christian religions would react it it were found to be true.

After I graduated fron high school I tried to be pius christian but after a while things just didn't seem to fit. I started to explore other reasons to explain religion.
Then I ran across Joseph Campbell. I read many of his books as well as others books on mythology and religion.

I still feal a need to find explanations for many questions. This is going to be a long term project.

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Sun, 09-24-2006 - 1:03am

This is going to be a long term project.


Lifelong, no doubt.